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Joe Courtney: “It was an 11 day strike and the company obviously calculated that they could outlast the union.”

On the recordMay 7, 2019
It was an 11 day strike and the company obviously calculated that they could outlast the union.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Describing a significant strike by workers for better pay and benefits.

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